Scots Pairlament Biggin

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Scots Pairlament Biggin
Frontage o the Scots Pairlament Biggin an adjacent puil, Mairch 2017
Ither namesHalyruid
General information
Airchitectural stylePost-modren
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Biggin stairtitJuin 1999
Inauguratit9 October 2004
Cost£414 million[1]
Design an construction
AirchitectEnric Miralles
Airchitectur firmEMBT, RMJM (Scotland) Ltd
Structural ingineerOve Arup & Partners
Main contractorBovis
Awairds an prizes2005 Stirling Prize

The Scots Pairlament Biggin (Inglis: Scottish Parliament Building, Scots Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba)[2] is the hame o the Scots Pairlament at Halyruid, athin the UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in central Edinburgh.[3] Construction o the biggin stairtit in Juin 1999 an the Memmers o the Scots Pairlament (MSPs) haud thair first debate in the new biggin on 7 September 2004. The formal appenin bi Queen Elizabeth teuk place on 9 October 2004.[4] Enric Miralles, the Catalan architect wha designed the biggin, dee'd afore its completion.[5]

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  1. ↑ Johnson, Simon (14 Januar 2010). "Scottish Parliament costs taxpayers £72 million per year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ scottish.parliament.uk Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2 Mey 2007
  3. ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament at Halyruid" (PDF). Audit Scotland, Sep. 2000. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2006. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Opening of Holyrood". Scottish Parliament. Archived frae the original on 4 Mey 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  5. ↑ "Scots Parliament architect dies". BBC Scotland News. BBC. 3 Julie 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2006. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Coordinates: 55°57′08″N 3°10′31″W / 55.952158°N 3.175204°W / 55.952158; -3.175204


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